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Security Operations for Financial Institutions
Financial institutions, particularly regional banks and credit unions, are facing challenges both in terms of safeguarding data of their customers and meeting data security compliance standards. Information technology (IT) teams in these institutions are stretched thin. They struggle with needing to meet compliance obligations while simultaneously combatting cyberthreats.
CrowdStrike 2021 Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) Buyers Guide
Cloud adoption remains a key driver for digital transformation and growth for today's businesses, helping them deliver applications and services to customers with the speed and scalability that only the cloud can provide. Enabling them to do so safely is a critical objective for any enterprise IT security team.
Reducing the Attack Surface: Network Segmentation vs. Identity Segmentation
Network segmentation has been around for a while and is one of the core elements in the NIST SP 800-207 Zero Trust framework. Although network segmentation reduces the attack surface, this strategy does not protect against adversary techniques and tactics in the identity phases in the kill chain. The method of segmentation that provides the most risk reduction, at reduced cost and operational complexity, is identity segmentation.
The Benefits of Network Monitoring for Industrial Automation
The drive to increase productivity and reduce costs in manufacturing environments has led to an exponential increase in the adoption of automation on plant floors, also known as Industry 4.0. If your organization has integrated its computation, networking and physical processes, this whitepaper will explain how deploying network monitoring technology will bring tremendous value to both your IT and OT teams.
Our Answers to the 7 Questions SRM Leaders Should Ask OT Security Providers
The diverse and complex nature of IIoT and OT security use cases can make the technology selection difficult, and unfortunately, copying IT security practices and technology will not result in a secure OT environment. To achieve lasting success with OT cybersecurity investments, managers must ask prescriptive questions during the technology procurement process. In this eBook, we discuss the seven questions recommended by Gartner for SRM leaders to ask during their OT security technology selection and how Forescout answers them.
Securing Databases and Complying With Executive Order 14028
Government agencies are faced with the complexity of what needs to be done to meet the Executive Order 14028 requirements. This whitepaper provides guidance on how to comply with the Executive Order and how it applies to securing critical databases.
The Dark Web & the rise of sophisticated attacks
Wondering what the underground world of cybercrime looks like following after a year of unprecedented events? Bad actors capitalize on these events - from political unrest and economic instability to changing workforce dynamics and ongoing public health concerns - putting organizations of all sizes and across all industries at increased risk. Learning more about these new and innovative exploits, which take advantage of unprecedented global circumstances, allows you to make more informed decisions regarding your security posture.
OT Security: Risks, Challenges and Securing your Environment
Before the revolution of Information Technology (IT), the world experienced the revolution of Operational Technology (OT). Operational Technology is the combination of hardware and software that controls and operates the physical mechanisms of industry. OT systems play an important role in the water, manufacturing, power, and distribution systems that transformed industry into the modern age. All of these systems function to operate, automate, and manage industrial machines.
13 spooky security threats that happened in 2021
Alan is one of the senior officers of a financial bank in Texas. Alan was looking to buy a Halloween costume and got an email about a sale happening at a store near his neighborhood. He clicked on the email to learn more about the offer. In a few hours, his computer, which had critical high-profile customer files and details got infected by ransomware.
The attack on the Funke Media Group in Germany, 2020
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